This measure sought to replace the current school levy which is set to expire with one set at a rate of $3.62 per $1,000 of assessed property value for a period of two years in order to continue to pay for general fund education and operational costs in the district.[2]

Text of measure

The question on the ballot:

The Board of Directors of Waitsburg School District No. 401-100 adopted Resolution No. 121411, concerning a proposition to finance maintenance and operation expenses. This proposition would authorize the District to meet the educational needs of its students by levying the following excess taxes, in place of an expiring levy, on all taxable property within the District, for the support of the District's General Fund educational maintenance and operation expenses: Collection Year: 2013-2014; Approximate Levy Rate/$1000 Assessed Value: $3.62, $3.72; Levy Amount: $435,000, $447,000. All as provided in Resolution No. 121411. Should this proposition be approved?[3]